THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has expressed serious concern over the gas pipeline blast in Magaram village of Amalapuram mandal of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh in the early morning on July 27. The blast killed at least 14 people and injured several others. The said pipelines belong to the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and the blast that took place has exposed the serious deficit and negligence in maintaining the safety and security of the pipelines, passing underground through human habitations, on the part of the concerned authorities including the GAIL. The CITU has also accused the main beneficiary of that pipeline, the  power plant of Lanco Infotech, of negligence. Through its statement issued from New Delhi, on June 27, the CITU urged upon the state government of Andhra Pradesh and the union petroleum ministry to immediately intervene, so that 1) an enquiry is conducted by a high-power impartial agency to find out the cause(s) and fix the responsibility, 2) corrective steps are taken to ensure the safety and security of the gas pipeline, 3) the families of those killed by the accident are appropriately compensated and employment provided to their kin, and 4) appropriate compensations are paid to those injured, besides making all arrangements for their medical treatment